PAPAKURA.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 5, Issue 225, 10 November 1916, Page 3

PAPAKURA.

(See also Page 1.)

irivate Geo Busbie, of the 20th

HPTntox ements, who was Lome on tin ' leave, was entertained by his brutiiui Masons this week and was presented with a fountain pen. Last Thursday evening he was the guest of the Anglican community of the district at a social held in the Parish Hall. Private Busbie was a church-warden for a very lengthy period and the satisfaction he gave in that capacity was testified to in the speech of the Rev. W. C Wood, who on behalf of the congrogation handed Private Busbie a valuable silver wristlet watch. Messrs J McKenzie, T. D. Campbell, D. W. Jones and A. Willis supplemented

pleasant evening was spent, musica 1 items being rendered by Miss E. Cave and Mr J. McEenzie. Private Bushie is to be again entertained to-night, this time by the Recruiting Committee. To celebrate the very suocessful season the Methodist Band of Hope had experienced opportunity was taken to entertain the children to a dinner and games at the wind-up meeting held, some 80 children and 20 adults being present. For the two bathing sheds proposed to be erected on Young's Beach Mr Archie Smith has collected £2 and has further promises of £2 7s 6d. The Town Board have the project under consideration. That Papakura is coming into its own as an ideal suburban area at last is more apparent than ever since the building trade continues to keep busy, thereby denoting that the owners of houses under erection have faith in the district's future. Further, the demand for houses and small properties is keeping the land agentt> busy in their desire to further businass. A great acquisition, which will assuredly add to the district's popularity, is the new suburban train to leave Auckland for Papakura at 5.17 p.m. as from the Ist December. It may be mentioned that to Mr D. Stewart, the late chairman of the Town Board, to a great extent does the district owe its thanks for the improved service. Mr Stewart worked silently but assiduously and it was to him that the intimation came that the Department had agreed to run the extra train. The dangerous practice of children discarding footwear, so very common nowadays, was the means of increasing the severity of an accident that befell Master Ernest Btewart, son of Mr D. T. Stewart, on his father's farm yesterday morning. Master Stewart stepped on to a board with the result that it bounded up and a nail in the board penetrated his ankle.